Ever been to a lecture or a seminar where information came at you so hard and fast you thought, “Stop! I can’t keep up!” It’s a common experience for most people. The ability for our brains to process information is pretty extraordinary, but it has limits. We experience information overload the way a lot of…

Tara Veer still shakes her head when she thinks of that moment. Newly elected as Red Deer Mayor in 2013, a lady approached her at an event and applied the friendly label. “I was really struck by it because I hadn’t self-identified as that but what she was expressing was how much we use social…

Mark Shapiro is no doubt good at understanding baseball – but he’s not a modern communicator. Mr. Shapiro was hired late last year as the new Blue Jays President to replace the retiring Paul Beeston. His entry was immediately marked by the departure of GM Alex Anthopolous. The situation wasn’t the best but quite recoverable….

Storytelling. In 1748, the British aristocrat John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich, loved playing cards. He loved playing so much that he seldom stepped away to eat. So he came up with the idea to eat beef between slices of bread, which would allow him to eat and play cards at the same time….

Two of the most important things you can do when giving a presentation is make eye contact with your audience and use your hands. New research involving a storytelling robot shows people respond better, understand more and remember much more when you do. In a recent study participants said when a robot told them stories,…